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Sunday, October 18, 2009
38w Appt & Birth Story
I can't believe this is the first opportunity I've had to write my birth story...It goes like this...
So my 38w appt was scheduled for Wednesday at 37w6d. I was 2.5cm but she said she could "stretch" me to 3cm and about 85% effaced. She offered to strip my membranes...so I said "sure." Well that was NO picnic. It hurt like HELL! The cramping was horrible and it made the poor baby go crazy in there too. I started (read continued) contracting during the rest of my appt and she told me if it continued or got worse to come to the hospital. I expected that nothing would happen because that would be just my luck.
When I got home, I was exhausted and still having horrible contracting as well as a bloody show. So I took two tylenol and went to sleep for a couple hours. As suspected, the contractions had pretty much stopped. So I got up, fixed dinner (Wednesday is David's day to work 7:30-4p and 6p-10p). Being on my feet fixing dinner was enough to kick start contractions again. They were intense but irregular so I fed Dave, sent him to work, and figured, he's only a few minutes away if I decide this is "for real." So I showered, and finished packing the hospital bag, just in case. By the time he got home around 10:30p, I was MISERABLE! I was contracting every 7-10m and they hurt like an SOB.
Being that I'd been contracting for 5w now, I text my friend that works in L&D and told her what was going on--and that I wasn't coming in unless I could leave with a baby in my arms. She said to wait until I was contracting every 3-5 minutes. Well, within 30 minutes my contractions jumped to every 3-4 minutes and they were pretty painful. So I called the answering service and it just so happened that MY doctor was on call that night! I was SO happy :-) She said, this sounds like "it" so why don't ya come in and I'll check you.
So about 1:00am we headed to the hospital. When I got there, I was 3cm and 85% effaced and still contracting quite regularly. My doctor said--I'm keeping ya! WHOO HOO! We were having a baby! :-) So I was on the monitor all night and my contractions actually spaced out quite a bit and became MUCH less painful. She went ahead and broke my water at 7:30am though. I had sent David home at 7am to feed the doggies and to get himself some starbucks b/c he was sooo tired!
At 7:30a I called him crying b/c I was scared and I wanted him there with me. My contractions had gotten instantly more intense and were coming much closer together. I was still doing GREAT at that point w/o anything for pain. I really thought I was going to be able to have the natural delivery I had always dreamed of having. At 7:45 he walked in and at 8a she started my Pitocin at a very low dose! Well by 8:10 I was in a lot of pain because my contractions had moved from my belly to my back. I was breathing through EVERY ONE of them and getting very uncomfortable. The nurse offered me a dose of nubain to take the edge off--after some coaxing by David, I said okay. The nubain didn't do much for my pain but it made me feel very very loopy and dizzy. By 9am I was in tears. My contractions were every 3minutes but lasting for 2min and were hitting the high 80's low 90's on the monitor. At 9:15 I asked for more pain meds--and she said I couldn't have anything else until 10am. I so I said, how about an epidural! She said I couldn't get that until 10am either--because they had to run in a liter of IV fluids. SOoo...
For another 45m David held my hand and I continued to breath through my contractions. I can honestly say that I fell more in love with David as the labor went on. He did a great job keeping me calm and trying to support me through every single contraction. Every time I said I couldn't do it anymore, he was there telling me I could. It was amazing. At 10am my hero--otherwise known as the epidural man--came to my rescue! I was terrified of getting an epidural but I knew that my body couldn't do what it needed to if I was tense and unable to relax. Let me tell you, that was the most wonderful experience of my life! I didn't feel anything other than a little pressure when he was inserting the catheter and the "jolt" down my leg that he told me I'd feel. Even when I told him I had a spot that wasn't numb, he gave me extra juice (once my BP came back up) and everything was numb. It was fabulous.
The nurse checked me as soon as he was finished (about 10:30-10:45) and I was 5cm, 100%. Then I slept. I slept for about 90min. My OB came in at 12:15 and said she had to go do a d&c down in OR and wanted to make sure I was doing okay before she left. Things moved quite quickly from there.
As soon as she stuck her hand down there, she felt the baby's head--he was crowning. I NEVER felt a thing--no urge to push, no pressure no nothing! Dangerous, but not anyone's fault. I had the lowest dose epidural I could have and the nurses did nothing wrong by not checking me for that hour and a half! She asked me to do a "test" push to see if I could push effectively with my epidural on--after about 2 seconds of my push, she yelled STOP!!!! A rush of people came in, a cart came in and I started pushing. I pushed through 3 contractions and our beautiful son was born :-) It was the most amazing thing ever! I delivered Bryson Allen Yost at 12:25pm on October 1st--at 38w exactly! He was 7lbs 8.2oz; 18.25inches long.
Unfortunately because he came so quickly, I got a 4th degree tear down to the muscle from my vag to my rectum. She stitched me for over an hour! THANK GOD I HAD THAT EPIDURAL!!!
Everything from there on is a blur...other than walking to the bathroom around 5:30 and passing out sitting on the toilet from blood loss and pain meds :-)
I gained a total of 21lbs and was down to 135lbs the day after delivery!! I love it--too bad none of my clothes fit my "new" body though. I guess I'll need to work on that!
That's all for now, my little guy is awake and needing a bottle!
So my 38w appt was scheduled for Wednesday at 37w6d. I was 2.5cm but she said she could "stretch" me to 3cm and about 85% effaced. She offered to strip my membranes...so I said "sure." Well that was NO picnic. It hurt like HELL! The cramping was horrible and it made the poor baby go crazy in there too. I started (read continued) contracting during the rest of my appt and she told me if it continued or got worse to come to the hospital. I expected that nothing would happen because that would be just my luck.
When I got home, I was exhausted and still having horrible contracting as well as a bloody show. So I took two tylenol and went to sleep for a couple hours. As suspected, the contractions had pretty much stopped. So I got up, fixed dinner (Wednesday is David's day to work 7:30-4p and 6p-10p). Being on my feet fixing dinner was enough to kick start contractions again. They were intense but irregular so I fed Dave, sent him to work, and figured, he's only a few minutes away if I decide this is "for real." So I showered, and finished packing the hospital bag, just in case. By the time he got home around 10:30p, I was MISERABLE! I was contracting every 7-10m and they hurt like an SOB.
Being that I'd been contracting for 5w now, I text my friend that works in L&D and told her what was going on--and that I wasn't coming in unless I could leave with a baby in my arms. She said to wait until I was contracting every 3-5 minutes. Well, within 30 minutes my contractions jumped to every 3-4 minutes and they were pretty painful. So I called the answering service and it just so happened that MY doctor was on call that night! I was SO happy :-) She said, this sounds like "it" so why don't ya come in and I'll check you.
So about 1:00am we headed to the hospital. When I got there, I was 3cm and 85% effaced and still contracting quite regularly. My doctor said--I'm keeping ya! WHOO HOO! We were having a baby! :-) So I was on the monitor all night and my contractions actually spaced out quite a bit and became MUCH less painful. She went ahead and broke my water at 7:30am though. I had sent David home at 7am to feed the doggies and to get himself some starbucks b/c he was sooo tired!
At 7:30a I called him crying b/c I was scared and I wanted him there with me. My contractions had gotten instantly more intense and were coming much closer together. I was still doing GREAT at that point w/o anything for pain. I really thought I was going to be able to have the natural delivery I had always dreamed of having. At 7:45 he walked in and at 8a she started my Pitocin at a very low dose! Well by 8:10 I was in a lot of pain because my contractions had moved from my belly to my back. I was breathing through EVERY ONE of them and getting very uncomfortable. The nurse offered me a dose of nubain to take the edge off--after some coaxing by David, I said okay. The nubain didn't do much for my pain but it made me feel very very loopy and dizzy. By 9am I was in tears. My contractions were every 3minutes but lasting for 2min and were hitting the high 80's low 90's on the monitor. At 9:15 I asked for more pain meds--and she said I couldn't have anything else until 10am. I so I said, how about an epidural! She said I couldn't get that until 10am either--because they had to run in a liter of IV fluids. SOoo...
For another 45m David held my hand and I continued to breath through my contractions. I can honestly say that I fell more in love with David as the labor went on. He did a great job keeping me calm and trying to support me through every single contraction. Every time I said I couldn't do it anymore, he was there telling me I could. It was amazing. At 10am my hero--otherwise known as the epidural man--came to my rescue! I was terrified of getting an epidural but I knew that my body couldn't do what it needed to if I was tense and unable to relax. Let me tell you, that was the most wonderful experience of my life! I didn't feel anything other than a little pressure when he was inserting the catheter and the "jolt" down my leg that he told me I'd feel. Even when I told him I had a spot that wasn't numb, he gave me extra juice (once my BP came back up) and everything was numb. It was fabulous.
The nurse checked me as soon as he was finished (about 10:30-10:45) and I was 5cm, 100%. Then I slept. I slept for about 90min. My OB came in at 12:15 and said she had to go do a d&c down in OR and wanted to make sure I was doing okay before she left. Things moved quite quickly from there.
As soon as she stuck her hand down there, she felt the baby's head--he was crowning. I NEVER felt a thing--no urge to push, no pressure no nothing! Dangerous, but not anyone's fault. I had the lowest dose epidural I could have and the nurses did nothing wrong by not checking me for that hour and a half! She asked me to do a "test" push to see if I could push effectively with my epidural on--after about 2 seconds of my push, she yelled STOP!!!! A rush of people came in, a cart came in and I started pushing. I pushed through 3 contractions and our beautiful son was born :-) It was the most amazing thing ever! I delivered Bryson Allen Yost at 12:25pm on October 1st--at 38w exactly! He was 7lbs 8.2oz; 18.25inches long.
Unfortunately because he came so quickly, I got a 4th degree tear down to the muscle from my vag to my rectum. She stitched me for over an hour! THANK GOD I HAD THAT EPIDURAL!!!
Everything from there on is a blur...other than walking to the bathroom around 5:30 and passing out sitting on the toilet from blood loss and pain meds :-)
I gained a total of 21lbs and was down to 135lbs the day after delivery!! I love it--too bad none of my clothes fit my "new" body though. I guess I'll need to work on that!
That's all for now, my little guy is awake and needing a bottle!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
37w and appointment update
Monday marked my official release from bedrest! WHOOT! I have been a nesting queen since then--let me tell you! I have more food in my freezer than I know what to do with--luckily it will be nice and easy and convenient for when baby is finally here.
So far my freezer stash looks like this:
8lbs of taco meat--in 2lb containers
2 large containers of chili
1 pan of Manicotti
10 Marinaded chicken breasts (in packages of 2, vacuum sealed)
4 "Plain" chicken breasts (for breading at a later time)
1 large container of Minestrone Soup
1 large round rump roast--cooked and frozen in gravy (Thanks Mom!!)
4lbs of pulled pork
4lb pork tenderloin--marinaded
1 meatloaf--uncooked
2lbs of browned gr. beef (probably to throw in spaghetti sauce at some point)
Cabbage rolls (those are still in the crockpot so I'm not sure how many containers I'll have)
Several containers of homemade spaghetti sauce
This of course doesn't include the two frozen whole roasting chickens I have in the freezer, along with another package of chicken breasts, and package of frozen chicken pieces, numerous roasts, steaks, and more frozen gr. beef...I think we're set on food :-)
So now onto my update....
I spent 3 hours in L&D Friday afternoon because I was having painful contractions that were every 5 minutes. My doctor met us up there and said she thought this was it--but my damn cervix was still only 1cm after 3 hours of monitoring, so she sent us home :( I was so disappointed that I actually cried. So Sunday night/Monday started operation eviction...and I started walking like crazy to try and get baby out. I have continued to have contractions pretty regularly since Friday, and they are getting stronger but nothing too exciting. At my appt yesterday she checked me and I was 2-2.5cm, 85%, 0-+1 so we're headed in the right direction. She said she anticipates a baby by the weekend....which is probably true because I start back to work Saturday night and I'm anticipating that 12 hours on my feet putting me in labor if I don't go before then!
How far along? 37 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 19lbs
Maternity clothes? Everything is getting small--I have 2 pairs of pants and like 3 shirts that I can wear.
Sleep: I have no energy but I can't sleep because I can't get comfortable!
Best moment this week: Getting the nursery DONE! Everything is put away and ready for baby!
Movement: All the time! I have feet in my right ribs, a butt between my ribs, and a shoulder in my left hip.
Food cravings: Salsa and Chips :-)
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)
Labor Signs: 2-2.5cm, 85%, +1
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: Being able to move and do stuff with ease and comfort
What I am looking forward to: Getting this kid out :-)
Weekly Wisdom: Nesting will make you feel better--don't fight it, go with it
Milestones: 37w's, dilating further, and getting to go back to work :-)
So far my freezer stash looks like this:
8lbs of taco meat--in 2lb containers
2 large containers of chili
1 pan of Manicotti
10 Marinaded chicken breasts (in packages of 2, vacuum sealed)
4 "Plain" chicken breasts (for breading at a later time)
1 large container of Minestrone Soup
1 large round rump roast--cooked and frozen in gravy (Thanks Mom!!)
4lbs of pulled pork
4lb pork tenderloin--marinaded
1 meatloaf--uncooked
2lbs of browned gr. beef (probably to throw in spaghetti sauce at some point)
Cabbage rolls (those are still in the crockpot so I'm not sure how many containers I'll have)
Several containers of homemade spaghetti sauce
This of course doesn't include the two frozen whole roasting chickens I have in the freezer, along with another package of chicken breasts, and package of frozen chicken pieces, numerous roasts, steaks, and more frozen gr. beef...I think we're set on food :-)
So now onto my update....
I spent 3 hours in L&D Friday afternoon because I was having painful contractions that were every 5 minutes. My doctor met us up there and said she thought this was it--but my damn cervix was still only 1cm after 3 hours of monitoring, so she sent us home :( I was so disappointed that I actually cried. So Sunday night/Monday started operation eviction...and I started walking like crazy to try and get baby out. I have continued to have contractions pretty regularly since Friday, and they are getting stronger but nothing too exciting. At my appt yesterday she checked me and I was 2-2.5cm, 85%, 0-+1 so we're headed in the right direction. She said she anticipates a baby by the weekend....which is probably true because I start back to work Saturday night and I'm anticipating that 12 hours on my feet putting me in labor if I don't go before then!
How far along? 37 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 19lbs
Maternity clothes? Everything is getting small--I have 2 pairs of pants and like 3 shirts that I can wear.
Sleep: I have no energy but I can't sleep because I can't get comfortable!
Best moment this week: Getting the nursery DONE! Everything is put away and ready for baby!
Movement: All the time! I have feet in my right ribs, a butt between my ribs, and a shoulder in my left hip.
Food cravings: Salsa and Chips :-)
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)
Labor Signs: 2-2.5cm, 85%, +1
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: Being able to move and do stuff with ease and comfort
What I am looking forward to: Getting this kid out :-)
Weekly Wisdom: Nesting will make you feel better--don't fight it, go with it
Milestones: 37w's, dilating further, and getting to go back to work :-)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
36w and appt update
So I just got back from the Doctor's office...Still on bedrest!!! BOOOO! BUT she said everything is looking great. At this point, if I go into labor, she will not stop it. I'm not sure it was a good idea to tell me that though, because now I'm going to want to do more around the house because I know we're out of the "danger zone." I'm still 1cm which she said is ONLY because I'm on bedrest--she would have expected more if I was up and moving a lot. I'm now 80-85% effaced--which she said will allow me to dilate quicker and easier at this point. And the head is now at +1 which is pretty darn low...no wonder I'm peeing every 10 minutes! So all and all it was a great visit!
How far along? 36 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 17lbs
Maternity clothes? yep
Sleep: I just can't stay comfortable anymore...it stinks...and peeing every 2 hours is getting OLD
Best moment this week: Nursery is painted, carpets need 1 more steam clean and then we can move in furniture!!
Movement: It's funny how movement changes from hard kicks to just kind of a shifting movement...accompanied by punches to the bladder and cervix...
Food cravings: Lemonade and Watermelon and salsa and chips
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)
Labor Signs: 1cm, 80-85%, +1--won't be long now she says
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: Bending over and being able to get out of bed easily
What I am looking forward to: giving birth :-) and going back to work
Weekly Wisdom: Enjoy these last few uncomfortable weeks of pregnancy...you'll miss it when it's gone
Milestones: Um...I don't know, I'm hungry, I need to eat lol
How far along? 36 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 17lbs
Maternity clothes? yep
Sleep: I just can't stay comfortable anymore...it stinks...and peeing every 2 hours is getting OLD
Best moment this week: Nursery is painted, carpets need 1 more steam clean and then we can move in furniture!!
Movement: It's funny how movement changes from hard kicks to just kind of a shifting movement...accompanied by punches to the bladder and cervix...
Food cravings: Lemonade and Watermelon and salsa and chips
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)
Labor Signs: 1cm, 80-85%, +1--won't be long now she says
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: Bending over and being able to get out of bed easily
What I am looking forward to: giving birth :-) and going back to work
Weekly Wisdom: Enjoy these last few uncomfortable weeks of pregnancy...you'll miss it when it's gone
Milestones: Um...I don't know, I'm hungry, I need to eat lol
Thursday, September 10, 2009
35 weeks and an appt
So I had my 35w appt yesterday and it went pretty well! I'd been up ALL night the night before having contractions but decided just to wait until my appointment instead of going to L&D. Luckily, there were no cervical changes to report--so that's a good thing. On another good note--my GBS swab was NEGATIVE!!!!! YAY! :-) This makes me very happy because I'm allergic to most of the antibiotics that are "safe" to take during pregnancy! On a slightly concerning note--my BP was slightly elevated so hopefully that will correct itself by next Wednesday's visit. Otherwise, all is well around these parts!
My daddy got the baby's room all painted last night :-) It looks fantastic! We have to wait for the paint smell to go away before we can start putting stuff in there...so maybe by this weekend! I will definitely post pictures once we get everything loaded in the room :-) EEK!
How far along? 35 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: gained my lb back...up 16lbs total
Maternity clothes? yep
Sleep: I just can't stay comfortable anymore...it stinks
Best moment this week: Getting the nursery painted; finding out I'm GBS-
Movement: It's funny how movement changes from hard kicks to just kind of a shifting movement...accompanied by punches to the bladder and cervix...
Food cravings: Lemonade and Watermelon
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)
Labor Signs: Been in preterm labor twice now and had 3 terbutiline shots to stop it. I'm dilated 1cm, 75%, and -1 to 0 station already...BR until 36w booo
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: The freedom I had before I was on bedrest...I just want to clean clean clean, but I can't can't can't :(
What I am looking forward to: Getting the baby's room all set up--hopefully this weekend!
Weekly Wisdom: Do what the doctor says...
Milestones: 35/35...only 35 days til the due date--HOLY COW where did the time go?
My daddy got the baby's room all painted last night :-) It looks fantastic! We have to wait for the paint smell to go away before we can start putting stuff in there...so maybe by this weekend! I will definitely post pictures once we get everything loaded in the room :-) EEK!
How far along? 35 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: gained my lb back...up 16lbs total
Maternity clothes? yep
Sleep: I just can't stay comfortable anymore...it stinks
Best moment this week: Getting the nursery painted; finding out I'm GBS-
Movement: It's funny how movement changes from hard kicks to just kind of a shifting movement...accompanied by punches to the bladder and cervix...
Food cravings: Lemonade and Watermelon
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)
Labor Signs: Been in preterm labor twice now and had 3 terbutiline shots to stop it. I'm dilated 1cm, 75%, and -1 to 0 station already...BR until 36w booo
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: The freedom I had before I was on bedrest...I just want to clean clean clean, but I can't can't can't :(
What I am looking forward to: Getting the baby's room all set up--hopefully this weekend!
Weekly Wisdom: Do what the doctor says...
Milestones: 35/35...only 35 days til the due date--HOLY COW where did the time go?
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Dr. Appt and 34w
So I had my Dr. Appt yesterday....and I just started to cry when she came in the room. I was so scared and relieved and just in a whirlwind of emotions. She assured me that if the baby was born RIGHT NOW he or she would be in the special care nursery for a week or two but it wouldn't be anything serious b/c I've already gotten then betamethasone shots for the lung development.
We talked at length about work and what I should do about my schedule and she assured me that I could go back 2 8hr shifts a week on non-consecutive days but no more than that. Luckily when I talked to my boss this morning, she said she'd rather me just take 2 weeks off and come back to work at 36w so we don't have to worry about delivering any babies in the ICU while I'm working! So it looks like bedrest and lots of water for the next two weeks...and then I'm allowed to resume all activities. Originally I was supposed to have my next appt at 36w but she decided yesterday that I need to start coming every week now...just incase. They are keeping a close eye on my cervix b/c the head is already so low. She said when most women come into the hospital in labor the head is barely at this point...kinda scary. So we're praying for an uneventful 2 weeks!
How far along? 34 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: lost 1lb...so a total of 15lbs gained so far
Maternity clothes? yep
Sleep: Stinks--I can't stay asleep for more than 2 hours and then I have to pee...
Best moment this week: Hearing the HB and knowing that so far everything is OK in there
Movement: All the time but very very low!
Food cravings: Still on a Lemonade kick...
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it
Labor Signs: Been in preterm labor twice now and had 3 terbutiline shots to stop it. I'm dilated 1cm, 75%, and -1 to 0 station already...BR until 36w booo
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: Being able to move comfortably
What I am looking forward to: Getting the nursery painted this weekend :-)
Weekly Wisdom: Drink lots of water :-)
Milestones: We got both doses of the lung development shots so if this baby comes sooner than 36w we should be all in the clear!
We talked at length about work and what I should do about my schedule and she assured me that I could go back 2 8hr shifts a week on non-consecutive days but no more than that. Luckily when I talked to my boss this morning, she said she'd rather me just take 2 weeks off and come back to work at 36w so we don't have to worry about delivering any babies in the ICU while I'm working! So it looks like bedrest and lots of water for the next two weeks...and then I'm allowed to resume all activities. Originally I was supposed to have my next appt at 36w but she decided yesterday that I need to start coming every week now...just incase. They are keeping a close eye on my cervix b/c the head is already so low. She said when most women come into the hospital in labor the head is barely at this point...kinda scary. So we're praying for an uneventful 2 weeks!
How far along? 34 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: lost 1lb...so a total of 15lbs gained so far
Maternity clothes? yep
Sleep: Stinks--I can't stay asleep for more than 2 hours and then I have to pee...
Best moment this week: Hearing the HB and knowing that so far everything is OK in there
Movement: All the time but very very low!
Food cravings: Still on a Lemonade kick...
Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it
Labor Signs: Been in preterm labor twice now and had 3 terbutiline shots to stop it. I'm dilated 1cm, 75%, and -1 to 0 station already...BR until 36w booo
Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say
What I miss: Being able to move comfortably
What I am looking forward to: Getting the nursery painted this weekend :-)
Weekly Wisdom: Drink lots of water :-)
Milestones: We got both doses of the lung development shots so if this baby comes sooner than 36w we should be all in the clear!
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